A Tale of Two Bikes

Stryker received a great bike for his birthday back in October. We thought it may be a tad small, but it was a good starter bike. He learned how to pedal and balance on his training wheels quickly. He rode it every so often (I mean, he has a Power Wheels & Scooter too!). Since the weather has warmed up though, the bike comes out daily! Especially when all the other children around the neigborhood are riding.

He likes to take bike rides outside of the neighborhood with me to ride on the trails. It's pretty exciting for him. Our usual trek is 1.54 miles! He keeps up pretty good too and only requires a few rest stops! On a ride not to long ago, I noticed his bike was a wee bit smaller than usual, Exhibit A. It seems our little man is sprouting by inches these days.

Exhibit A

 

I mentioned this to Daddy and he struck a deal with Stryker: If he was good at school and at home  until Daddy got home, he'd get a new bike! We used the term GOOD loosely in this case. How GOOD can a child really be for 2.5 weeks?!?!? Stryker mananged to stay out of any real trouble and finally Daddy returned home! Not long after that, Stryker owned a new bike!

 

The FIRST (yes, one of TWO new bikes he received with in two days...) bike he spotted at Aunt Tiffany & Uncle Mike's house. It was Owen's old bike (in MINT condition no less) that was in their garage sale pile. He was asked if he'd like to have it and his response: "I LOVE IT SO MUCH!"

LOL! Such a cute kid! We loaded it up and took it home. The next day after his t-ball game, Daddy and Stryker went and bought training wheels and a couple accessories for it. Daddy got it all set and Stryker helped pump up the tires.

 

Once it was ready, he climbed on and started to ride...

Unfortunately, the training wheels didn't exactly fit this bike and made it so the back wheel didn't touch the ground. This proved unridable (is that a word?) and dangerous because Stryker couldn't balace well. So it was back to the store! This time, Stryker left with a whole new assembled bicycle that he picked out himself (with the help of Daddy). This one fit him perfectly and he didn't waste any time hopping on and taking off!



 

 

We have gone on several bike rides over the last week. Stryker now has no problems making it on our 1.5 mile ride! He loves his new bike! And the best part is, we have another one waiting once he grows a tad bit more (and at this rate, it won't be long!)!